"Choose all C" ended, the threshold of the classmates suddenly increased a lot, so watching the subsequent performances felt bland, without stirring any waves in the heart.
Mom and a few young girls lingered in the formation of Class Ten, watching the show with laughter and chatter, this combination naturally attracted a lot of attention from the classmates.
Moreover, honestly speaking, watching beauties is more interesting than the stage performances.
"Qingfan, are your families really that familiar?" Xu Qingfan, being "ostracized" from the conversation circle, was approached by Wu Shichong who came over curiously.
"Pretty much, we've all known each other for years, often have meals together." Xu Qingfan nodded in acknowledgment.
"Wow, I really envy you, how come my parents' friends don't have daughters, otherwise I could have had a childhood sweetheart too!" Wu Shichong said with envy.
Xu Qingfan looked at him, thought for a moment, and said, "Is there a possibility that it's just because those daughters aren't pretty that you've taken them as villagers, girls from my neighborhood, my parents' friends' daughters, and not familiar with them."
"Hahaha!" Lai Chenglang thought his summary was very insightful, and couldn't help but clap, saying, "It's the truth!"
Wu Shichong pursed his lips, thinking it through, was it really because he didn't have female playmates during childhood? But it was because he found girls troublesome at that time and was busy watching Superman.
"But can't be all five look so good..." Wu Shichong took a peek behind him and muttered softly.
Xu Qingfan chuckled silently, how could he say it, was he a scumbag collecting stamps?
In the second half, the performances seemed to turn into monotonous assembly line work, with the content being seriously homogenized, just the currently popular song "Because of Love" was heard at least three times, solo, duet, band playing and singing.
Everyone followed the process of going on and off stage, the hosts no longer interacted with the audience for long passages, announcing the next act quickly and leaving promptly.
The good thing was that the pace of the performances accelerated, shortening the time people were freezing in the plaza.
As time passed ten o'clock at night, some students uninterested in the New Year's Eve party have already moved their chairs and left the plaza ahead of time.
Such students weren't many, roughly making up about a tenth of the total.
The skit performance planned by Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi was fairly successful, and the realistic props attracted attention from many students, but to say it was exciting enough for everyone to applaud enthusiastically, was evidently impossible.
"Xiaoxiao, we need to go backstage to prepare!"
Xia Xiaoxiao had just thought of getting up to prepare when the four classmates performing with her ran to the formation of Class Ten.
"Good luck!" Lin Jing stroked her head, encouraging.
Seeing the flowers Lin Jing held, Xia Xiaoxiao was still thinking about how to hint Xu Qingfan to go up and give flowers, just as Liu Yue spoke up, "Brother Fan, we're waiting for you to give Xiaoxiao flowers, don't forget!"
"Brother Fan, remember to give flowers!"
"Give flowers, give flowers!"
Liu Yue initiated, and the other three immediately joined in the coaxing.
Xia Xiaoxiao hands in pockets, seemed indifferent, yet those who knew her could see the mischievousness overflowing from the girl's face.
"Xiaofan, you gonna give Xiaoxiao flowers?" Lin Jing blinked, looking at the two with amusement.
"Yes aunty, Brother Fan promised yesterday that he would give flowers to Xiaoxiao during the performance!" Liu Yue, unaware Lin Jing was Xia Xiaoxiao's mom, blurted out without thinking.
"Should I let Xiaofan have the flowers then?" Lin Jing, looking into Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes, smiled as she handed the flowers to Xu Qingfan.
[Mom?] The four of Liu Yue's group widened their eyes in shock at Lin Jing's address and didn't dare to continue the teasing, only wishing to leave quickly.
"Oh mom, you decide yourself. I need to go backstage to prepare." Xia Xiaoxiao's face was still too thin to admit publicly, "Aunty, we'll head backstage to prepare."
"Yes, yes, bye aunty!" With Xia Xiaoxiao's words as a stepping stone, the others echoed together.
Xu Qingfan held the flowers from Lin Jing, and after everyone left, explained, "During yesterday afternoon's rehearsal, they heckled and said I should give flowers to Xiaoxiao, thought they were joking."
"It's great, Xiaoxiao receiving flowers from Xiaofan would surely be happier than receiving ones from me." Lin Jing delivered an unexpected straight ball.
"No way, she would even be happier receiving flowers from Xiaobai than from me, I know her." Xu Qingfan denied.
Lin Jing no longer teased him, sat down and chatted with Yao Jiping beside her.
Xu Qingfan also sat down and heard Lin Wanning beside his ear saying, "Next year at the New Year's Eve party, when I go on stage to perform, Qingfan brother, will you give me flowers?"
"If Wanning performs, of course, I'll give flowers." Xu Qingfan put his hand on her shoulder, among tonight's performers, it's just Xia Xiaoxiao.
Thus, he wasn't worried about a chaotic scene emerging due to flower giving.
Lin Wanning holding his big hand was evidently not bothered by any jealousy or anything.
"How many performances are left for Xiaoxiao and friends?" Yao Jiping inquired without addressing anyone specifically.
"Xiaoxiao's performance is second to last, after the current stage finishes, another performance comes before Xiaoxiao's class is up." Wu Lingyu patiently explained.
"Oh, still need to wait for one more act huh." Hearing there's a wait, Yao Jiping put away her attention and continued chatting with Lin Jing and Zhao YueMin.
As for why not go backstage with Xia Xiaoxiao, mainly because there were too many people here, plus in backstage it's impossible to watch Xia Xiaoxiao's performance.
"What's got you grinning, haven't stopped." Xu Qingfan reached out and tapped Xiao Ruawen, who was playing with her phone.